10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. EF64-37: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. EF64-1049-2013: Planetary· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. EF64-1049: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. EF64 37 Shinshu Cassiopeia Cruise 20160930: Sachidon This photo was taken with Nikon D500· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 5. EF64 66 EUROLINER inazawa: Spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JRC-EF64-35: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. JRE-EF64-1001: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. JRF EF64-0 Tatsuno-St 20090321 001: DD Goichi This photo was taken with Nikon D70· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. JRF EF64 1003 20090513: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. JRW EF64-67 koujiro: Mitsuki-2368 ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Class EF64 (EF64形) is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1964.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 62 years ago, in 1964.
- 2.6 MW is about 30 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 16 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1964–1982
- status
- in service
- number built
- 132
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Toshiba
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company, Japan Freight Railway Company
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 2.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′Bo′
- length
- 17.9 m
- weight
- 96 t
- Dutch name
- JNR EF64
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q612636, Wikipedia: JNR Class EF64 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.